Amber Heard claims that she penned an op-ed about Johnny Depp for The Washington Post because he is a “powerful man” with a legion of fans.
In the six-week-long defamation lawsuit, the Aquaman star took the stand for the final time on Thursday (May 26).
Johnny Depp is suing Heard for defamation, claiming that a piece she wrote in 2018 harmed his career.
‘I spoke against sexual violence — and faced the wrath from our culture,’ the article said. Something has to be done about it.’
In the essay, she never mentions Depp.
Amber Heard was questioned by Depp’s lawyer Camille Vasquez about flaws in her allegations that were discovered by several witnesses who testified on Depp’s side in the trial.
Depp’s former companion Kate Moss and Hicksville Trailer Palace owner Morgan Night, who contradicted Heard’s claims that Depp had forcefully wrecked a trailer, come up in his defense.
“When you told this jury you punched Mr Depp because you thought of M. Depp pushing Kate Moss down the stairs, you didn’t expect Miss Moss to testify that never happened,” Ms Vasquez said.
In her statement, Heard stated that she was confident that many people would rally behind Johnny because of his ‘power’ over them.
She said: “I’ve already been through trial with this man. I know how many people will come out in support of him.”
She confesses that the story was about Depp in her explanation, which is the basis of the lawsuit and court action.
She continued: “I know how many people will come out and say whatever for him. That’s his power.
“That’s why I wrote the op-ed.
“I was speaking to that phenomenon, [about] how many people will come out in support of him and will fall to his power.
“He is a very powerful man and people love currying favor with powerful men.”
The assertion that she penned the essay to emphasize Johnny Depp’s “power” contradicts her earlier claim that the 2018 op-ed is “not about Johnny.”
When Heard took to the stand on May 16 she said: “The only one who made it about him ironically is Johnny.
“It’s about me. It’s about what happened to me after Johnny.
When asked if she had any ill intentions against her ex-husband by releasing the essay, she stated categorically that she had none.
Her newest contradicting admission was also picked up by the internet.
While this is the first time Heard has acknowledged the op-ed was about Depp, the legal team will need to do more to make this a winning element.
In order to prove that the piece was defamatory, Depp’s team must also show that Heard’s domestic abuse charges are unfounded.
